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Halifax Information Day Conference
 Join us in Halifax this year for a day of hope and support. Click here to register now! Scroll down for the complete agenda and select speaker biographies.
Featuring: Keynote Speaker: Dr. Rolando Del Maestro
"Brain Tumours: Moving Steadily Forward"
(please note this is a change from the previously announced Keynote Speaker)
When: Saturday, October 30, 2010
Where: Halifax Marriott Harbourfront
1919 Upper Water Street, Halifax, NS
Cost: $25.00/individual; $50.00/family (up to four people); $50.00/health care professional registration
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Halifax Information Day Agenda
8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Keynote lecture – “"Brain Tumours: Moving Steadily Forward" Dr. Rolando Del Maestro, Director of the Brain Tumour Research Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Co-founder of Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada
10:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
Question Period with Dr. Rolando Del Maestro
10:20 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.
Beverage Break
10:40 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
“Virtual Reality Brain Surgery: Training the Next Generation of Neurosurgeons”
Dr. David B. Clarke, Neurosurgery, QE11 Health Sciences Centre
11:40 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.
Many Faces of Brain Tumours
11:55 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
Following lunch, a variety of break-out sessions are offered. You will be able to choose the sessions you wish to attend at Information Day, you do no have to register for the break-out sessions in advance.
General Break-Out Sessions:
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
A) “Malignant Gliomas-Overview of Treatment Options”, Dr. Mary MacNeil, Medical Oncology, Nova Scotia Cancer Centre
B) “Late Effects of Brain Tumours and Their Treatment: How do they affect you”, Dr. Bruce Crooks, Pediatric Neuro-oncology, IWK Health Centre, Halifax
2:10 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.
A) “Pituitary Tumours: Surgery, Endocrine Issues and Follow-up”, Linda Clarke. R.N., Halifax Neuro-Pituitary Program
B) Pediatric Talk, Speaker/Topic TBA
Break-Out Session for Caregivers Only:
1 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.
“Care for You, the Caregiver”
Alyson Currie, MSW, RSW, Social Worker, Nova Scotia Cancer Centre
3:10 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Beverage Break
Closing Presentation:
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
“Brain Cancer: Optimizing Nutrition”
James Mulligan, Clinical Dietitian, London Regional Cancer Program
4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Many Faces of Brain Tumours
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks
For more information, please contact Jennifer McIntosh at 1.800.265.5106 ext. 231 or at jmcintosh@braintumour.ca.
Keynote Speaker Bio:
 Dr. Rolando Del Maestro
Rolando Del Maestro, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S. (C) F.A.C.S., holds the William Feindel Chair in Neuro-Oncology at McGill University. In 2004, he became Director of the MNI’s Brain Tumour Research Centre (BTRC), where he had served as Clinical Director since 2000. He received his medical degree (cum laude) from the University of Western Ontario, and his doctoral degree (PhD) in pathological medicine from the University of Uppsala, Sweden. A distinguished neurosurgeon, Dr. Del Maestro also devotes time to research into brain tumours, especially malignant glial tumours. In July, 2005, he was asked by the U.S. National Institute of Health to participate in a grant review panel on glioma invasion.
Dr. Del Maestro is a member of many professional organizations and serves on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Brain Tumour Consortium, the National Cancer Institute of Canada, and the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada. He is a Scientific Advisor for the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada, the North American Brain Tumor Coalition, and Schering Canada. The Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada awarded scientific grants during 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 to continue his work on brain tumour biology. During 2004-2006, he was the Principal Investigator in a clinical trial with the pharmaceutical company Neopharm. He also initiated and developed a Phase 11 Brain Tumour Clinical Trial to assess the role of pre-operative chemotherapy with Temozolomide in brain tumour patients which has been supported by Schering Canada.
He has published over one hundred scientific papers, including three in 2005, and six in 2006 and a number are currently under review for publication. He was a visiting professor at McMaster University in 2005 where he delivered the 5th Annual Schatz Lecture. During 2005 and 2006, he was invited to give 16 lectures both nationally and internationally including Mexico, Vienna, Portugal, Japan, Spain and multiple US sites. As a Curator for the Osler Library, he designed and organized a History of Neuro-Oncology Exhibition at the Osler Library, McGill University and published a catalogue which has been distributed world wide. This was done to co-ordinate with the Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences meeting in Montreal in 2006. Dr. Del Maestro continues his interest in the life and works of Leonardo da Vinci adding both to his extensive personal library as well as sharing his knowledge with others through frequent invited lectures.
Resource Fair Participants:
Camp Triumph, (902) 542-7439
www.camptriumph.ca
Look Good Feel Better, (902) 405- 9489
www.lgfb.ca
The Sunshine Room, (902) 473-3811
www.cancercare.ns.ca/en/home/nscancerservices/supportgroups/sunshineroom
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